Issue Position: Making "Em Squeal

Issue Position

The national debt exceeds $22 trillion. Government fails to produce mandatory audits. Congress skips town without finishing its work. Enough is enough.

Iowans work hard for their earnings and to balance their budgets. They expect the same from Congress. Washington must be held accountable for the years of negligence, reckless spending and mismanagement.

That's why Joni challenges the status quo and is making Washington squeal. Already, Joni has taken on the establishment and leads the fight to cut government waste, including eliminating perks for Washington insiders.

Joni is Making "Em Squeal in Washington:
* Successfully got her SQUEAL Act signed into law which cut a tax break Members of Congress received for living expenses.
* Fighting to cut some of the taxpayer funded perks for ex-presidents.
* Demanding Congress skips vacation and does its job, including passing a desperately needed budget. Iowans do not go on vacation until their work is finished and they expect the same hard work from Washington.
* Held the Department of Defense accountable and demanded an audit until they produced the first ever.
* Advocating for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution to force Washington to stop the reckless spending and live within its means.

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